Oh What Fun: Sneak Peek #2 + Giveaway
Hello and happy Monday, friends! Are you ready for another sneak peek from our upcoming 2019 Oh What Fun Catalog? Today we couldn't resist showing you one of four new Bold Prints background stamps from the Winter release...
Card by Creative Team member Jessica Frost-Ballas
This beautiful card by Jessica features the new Nordic Holiday Bold Prints (CG782) background stamp. She was able to achieve this fabulous multi-color effect by stamping with blue ink on blue cardstock (just dark enough to see the shapes), then painting the colored areas with gouache. Once that dried she went back in with a Versamark pen, adding Versamark and detail white embossing powder to the areas she wanted to be white. So cool! Bold Prints background stamps lend themselves to so many fun techniques and are the perfect starting point for your holiday projects. The large 6" x 6" Cling format makes them super versatile too!
The sentiment on the card comes from the Color Layering Nordic Tree (CM374) clear set, which is full of images and messages that will work wonderfully with the Nordic Holiday Bold Prints.
GIVEAWAY: Leave a comment on this post and we will randomly select one winner to receive a $20 gift card to the Hero Arts online shop! Please comment by Wednesday, July 24 at 11:59pm PT.
On Wednesday we'll be revealing the entire catalog here on the blog! Oh What Fun Winter Catalog products will begin arriving at your favorite retailers in early August, and in the Hero Arts online shop on August 22.
We look forward to sharing our final sneak peek and another giveaway with you tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by!
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100 Responses
Sharon Howell
Beautiful Nordic theme! Fits my heritage!
Patricia Barry
Love anything Nordic inspired. Can’t wait to add this one
Sara Nieuwenhuis
That card looks hand painted! Wonderful!
tanya Perrin
The entire Nordic line you have IS coming home to me!! I can not wait to have these because they are just so beautiful!
nancy f
Gorgeous cards!
Dee Ruger
Fantastic!!!! I want to play with this stamp soon.
Suz Gray
I love this! Can’t wait to get some Hero Arts Christmas goodies
JoAnn
I love this creative technique for achieving a folk art Holiday look. Beautiful card!
Jennifer Petersen
Wow! This is fabulous!
Dana M
Love it! Such a fabulous folk art design!
Rae Culak
What a neat technique. Such a pretty way to use the stamp.
Jessica Kerr
Love the folks arts vibe
KARI L MANO
oh I love this bold background stamp. Dare I say, I am looking forward to fall & Winter :)
Linnea Sundstrom
luv the folk-art feel
Marisela Delgado
Great card. So pretty.
Leanne Pittard
Cute card! Tfs this amazing card!
Leanne
Nedra DeMille
Cute little bunnies and the deer, so stinkin cute!!! It will be fun to have a play with these!!!
Julia M.
How festive! I like the color the combination and admire the work to paint all these little images. Beautiful holiday card!
Lindsay S
What a cool technique!
Alyssa Van Houten
This background die is such a great statement piece for winter!! Thanks for the chance to win!
Sono
The Nordic Bold Prints is right up my alley. I can’t resist the cute bunnies! The Nordic style is a nice alternative to traditional Christmas.
Dayle Shimamura
Wow! Jess made a stunning card! Can’t wait to see the rest of the collection!
Gale Ann Thompson
A unique design! Very fun!
Veronique
So lovely!!
Toni F
Great color combination.
Charlene
Nice
GLenda M Sultan
Oh how cute. Such a different background. I like the animals on it.
Nanette Leiker
I love the stamp you used on your card! “Nordic Holiday Bold Print,” I like it so much that it will be in my stash soon! Thank you for sharing your techniques with us!
Brandy
Nice card. : )
Karen L K
I like that color combination. It works really well for those Nordic images!
Cheri Browning
That is such a wonderful card, Jessica does great work. I would love to give this set a try, thanks for the chance to WIN it!!
Teresa C
Immediately reminded me of German folk art. Then I saw the label, Nordic tree! Very nice.
Ruth Treadwell
I have purchased many Hero Arts stamps over the twenty years I have been stamping. Love them
Victoria Paris
This is so bold and bright — I’ll love sending this design to anyone.
Melissa Friedrich
Gorgeous gouache coloring/painting over this pretty Nordic background stamp, LOVE!
Shirley Wallen
I want to order them now! But of course I’ll have to wait :)
Cynthia Johnson
Oh, how I love the Nordic style at Christmas!
Jan Meredith
I love the rabbits!
Karen Lingel
Very Nordic! Love it! Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Emily
Love the bunnies!
Terri
What a lovely card, looks like a lot of work. Great theme.
Mary Holshouser
Reminds me of a Baltimore Album quilt.
Fantastic design. thanks for sharing
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Barbara Schmitz
Such an intriguing technique. Gorgeous Nordic theme!
Marta Grosskopf
Nordic is my favorite!! Can’t wait!!
Madeline L
Beautiful colors in the card. Interesting technique too! The stamp is perfect for winter cards.
Miriam Prantner
I love Scandinavian/folk art, and this background is speaking to me!
Monica Tozier-Brown
This is beautiful! Definitely puts me in the mood to start Christmas crafting.
Denaha J Doss
I love this background! I really enjoy the folksy look of Nordic prints. How fun!
Jo Ann Danchik
Scandinavian type stamps are perfect for winter scenes. I love it.
Kimberly S
I can see this background stamped monotone on dark cardstock with one or two of the animals highlighted with color
JoAnn
Thank you for the chance to win. I love the winter release.
Megan Harp
What a beautiful card! Excited to see the new catalog!!!
Tonya Byrd
Love Nordic ANYTHING and this is awesome!
Carole Renneker
WOW! Love the Nordic style. I’m so looking forward to seeing the whole catalog.
Pat Michael
Wow! fantastic card!
Gail O'Keefe
I especially love the font on the greeting! Very pretty
Danielle Dietz
Lovely card!
Audrey R
Everything about this card is gorgeous! The background stamp is so pretty in its simplicity and design! Jessica did a great job of creating this card and she has given me many ideas for the stamp’s use. There are so many ways this stamp may be used to create a variety of looks!
Maureen
Very pretty card!
Bonnie Eng
Oh yes – after the heat wave last week, I am in need of cool Christmas inspiration! This is a wonderful looking background!
Carol Krup
This is such an old world card. I love it and this release is going to be hard to choose from!
Phyllis
Great colors; fun design! The Nordic folk art gives the card an old fashioned flair.
JANIS LITYNSKY
Love this Background Stamp. Great colouring for my GrandSon as well. Thanks so much.
Dee Ann Matthews
Wow! What a gorgeous Nordic set!
Lisa Reber
What detail…beautiful!
Deane McPherson
Great stamp set give awa
Kimberly Mitchell
What a festive and vibrant holiday background stamp! Making a set of these cards as a gift would be lovely!
joyce mcintosh
Love this card. I love to see holiday cards with non-traditional colors.
Melissa (mollymoo951)
What a gorgeous background!
ROSALIE JOHNSON
What a great card! Just love the new Nordic look to card making! Hero Arts products are my fav – can’t get enough!
Kenzie Higdon
Can’t wait to see what all you have to offer in the new catalog!
Leah A Stevens
What a unique idea! I use a versamark pen to add embossing to details of layering stamps but haven’t tried a whole image! Nice color scheme also!! Thanks for the inspiration!
Margery C
What a creative way to color the background stamp.
Char Adams
I love this design so much!!!! Waiting for the new catalog is just like waiting for Christmas!!!!
Artconquers
Love this folkart design.. wonderful stamp..
Darlene De Sario
Love it! Bold and fabulous! Its on my wish list. Card is gorgeous the colors are vibrant and pop. Tyfs
Vikki H
Brilliant set for creating Nordic designs.
Dawn
This is definitely on my wish list!
jenny stratton
I love the Nordic Holiday prints actually I love all Nordic Folkart.
Zlatka Kabaivanova
This background stamp is gorgeous!
Samantha Sloop
Very nice! Excited to see all the new releases!
Georges Gentry
Beautiful color’s & card.
Helen
Love the folk art look of this peek! tfs
Melanie Parnell
Such beautiful colors. Can’t wait to see more. Thank you for the inspiration.
Patt H.
Love the bright colors & uniqueness of this one!!
Beth Buss
Love these new bold colors and prints for the upcoming holidays
Rebecca
Very fancy!
Laura S
Love the Nordic print!
MandaLJ
What a gorgeous card! This background stamp would be perfect to make cards to send to my Norwegian friends!
Judy Dunstan
Love love love the colors!!! So nice to see a holiday card not in red and/or green. Also good for a December birthday.
Heather Mills
This is so cool! What an awesome way to get multiple colors in the background!
Janet Sisk
Oh my goodness! Being of Norwegian decent I MUST have this Nordic Holiday Bold Print set!!! Thanks for the chance to win. :D
Annie Solomon
Am loving all these new stamps! Keep ’em coming.
Jenrescuemama
I love this stamp! So many options…I’ve already got ideas I want to try!
LBSue
I love the use of white embossing powder to color the white features in the stamp! Brilliant and beautiful!
Layne
Love! Love! Love!
Chris Handy
Cannot wait to see all the new goodies
Lindar C
Oh, this is lovely. I love Nordic style.
Teena
Live those blues!!
Claudia Anderson
This sneak peek looks awesome! Can’t wait to see the rest!
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